Blind or shutter for windows



(No Model.)

' J. THORNTON.

BLINDIOR SHUTTER FOR WINDOWS. No. 340,887. Patented Apr. 20, 1886.

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DJAMES THORNTON, OF LONG BRANCH, NEW JnRsnY.

BLIND OR SHUTTER FOR WINDOWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,387, dated April20, 1886.

Application filed November 20, 1885. Serial Xe. 183,457. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES THORNTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Long Branch, in the county of Monmouth and State of NewJersey,vhave invented a new and useful Blind or Shutter for Windows,850., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to transom blinds or sh utters and means foroperating the same, and also to the construction of the top of thewindow to adapt it to receive the transom blind or shutter.

The object of the invention is to furnish means for lighting andventilating apartments without exposing the interior and without causingdrafts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of awindow provided with my improved transom-blind. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the window,taken on line was of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a window-frame; B, the sash, andD D the ordinary swinging blinds or shutters, hung in the usual manner.Over the top of the windowframe a hood or cornice, E, is constructed,and supported by ornamental brackets a a or other suitable means.

F represents the transom blind or shutter. It is placed in thewindow-frame outside the sash rabbets or grooves, and is hung bysuitable hinges to the window-frame above or over the blinds D.

As shown, the transom blind or shutter is hung by its upper edge andopens upward; but I do not limit myself to that manner of hanging it.The lower or free edge of the transom-blind is provided with a rabbet,b, which, when the blind is closed, matches with a corresponding rabbet,b, on the tops of the blinds D D, forming thereby a flush connection.The transom-blind,by this construction, also serves as a lock orfastening for the tops of blinds D D. Y

The opening, closing, and adjusting of the transom-blind are done fromthe interior, and by devices which will now be described. Under the hoodand near the front thereof is pivoted a pulley, d. Through thewindow-frame,in line with the pulley,is made an opening, e,communicating with the interior, and at or about the inner end of saidopening is pivoted another pulley, d.

A chain, G, having one end attached to the outside of the free orswinging edge of the transomblind or shutter, is passed up over pulleyd, thence'horizontally through opening 6, over pulley d, and its freeend 9 hangs down alongside the window-facing in the apartment.

A book, f, or other suitable device may be attached to thewindow-facing, or at some other convenient point, to fasten the chainto.

By means of the chain the transom-blind can be operated from theinterior and opened and closed.

More than one chain may be used, if deemed necessary, and the mode ofattaching the chain to the blind may be modified or changed to adapt itto any change in the hanging of the blind that may be adopted. Moreover,in place of the chain and pulley, any other mechanical device capable ofbeing utilized for opening and closing and ad justing the transom-blindmay be substituted for it.

By means of the transom blind or shutter light can be admitted to theapartment without exposing the interior thereof. Air also can beadmitted without creating a draft. Thus, when the lower part of thewindow is necessarily closed from any cause, the upper part can beopened and light and air admitted through the transomopening, thusgiving ample light to the apartment, producing perfeet ventilation, andat the same time the inmates or occupants of the apartment are protected against exposure. The projecting hood Or cap shields thetransomopening, preventing the rain from beating in over the transom,and also shading it from the suns rays.

I claim 1. In combination with the window frame, sash, or blinds, atransom blind or shutter hung above or over the blinds D D, "and 0onnected with the interior of the apartment by a chain, so that it can beoperated and adjusted from the interior without opening the window,substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the window-frame 4. The combination of the hoodE,transomprovided with the opening e, the sash, the blind F, pulleys d(1, chain G, and windowto transom-blind, the chain, and the pulleys,snbframe provided wish opening e, substantially stantially as specified.as specified.

5 3. The combination of the hood E with the JAMES THORNTON.

transom-blind, connected with the window in W'itnesses: the mannerdescribed, substantially as speci- J AMES RIDGWAY,

fied. W. M CUTHBERT.

